Lewis Saul Benjamin ( pen name, Lewis Melville; 1874–1932) was an

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author, born into a

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familyWilliam D. Rubinstein, Michael Jolles, Hilary L. Rubinstein, ''The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History'', Palgrave Macmillan (2011), p. 74 in

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and educated privately in England and Germany. From 1896 to 1901 he was known as an actor, though part of his time even then was devoted to literature. His publications include: * ''In the World of Mimes: A Theatrical Novel'' (1902) * ''The Thackeray Country'' (1905) * ''Victorian Novelists'' (1906) * ''Bath under Beau Nash'' (1907) * ''The Beau of the Regency'' (1908) * ''

William Makepeace Thackeray William Makepeace Thackeray (; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel ''Vanity Fair'', a panoramic portrait of British society, and t ...

: A Biography'' (1909) * ''King

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: His Life & Reign. The Record of a Noble Career'' (six volumes, 1910; with

Edgar Sanderson Edgar Sanderson (1838–1907) was an English cleric, schoolteacher and historical writer. Life Born at Nottingham on 25 January 1838, he was son of Edgar Sanderson by his wife Eliza Rumsey; his father owned a lace-factory in Nottingham, and later ...

) * ''The Life and Letters of

Laurence Sterne Laurence Sterne (24 November 1713 – 18 March 1768), was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric who wrote the novels ''The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman'' and '' A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy'', publishe ...

'' (two volumes, 1911; American edition, 1912) * ''The Life and Letters of

William Cobbett William Cobbett (9 March 1763 – 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer, journalist, politician, and farmer born in Farnham, Surrey. He was one of an agrarian faction seeking to reform Parliament, abolish "rotten boroughs", restrain foreign ...

'' (two volumes, 1912; American edition, 1913) * An edition of Thackeray's works (twenty volumes, 1901–07)

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